a

/æɪ//eɪ/

noun

  1. 1

    The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

adverb

  1. 1

    (crosswords) across

    “Do you have the answer for 23a?”

preposition

  1. 1

    To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.

    “Stand a tiptoe.”
  2. 2

    To do with separation; In, into.

    “Torn a pieces.”
  3. 3

    To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.

    “I brush my teeth twice a day.”
  4. 4

    To do with method; In, with.

  5. 5

    To do with role or capacity; In.

    “A God’s name.”
  6. 6

    To do with status; In.

  7. 7

    To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.

  8. 8

    To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.

  9. 9

    To do with an action/movement; To, into.

preposition

  1. 1

    Of.

    “The name of John a Gaunt.”

adjective

  1. 1

    All.

adverb

  1. 1

    All.

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